Knotting matters: orderly molecular entanglements
Entangling strands in a well-ordered manner can produce useful effects, from shoelaces and
fishing nets to brown paper packages tied up with strings. At the nanoscale, non-crystalline …
fishing nets to brown paper packages tied up with strings. At the nanoscale, non-crystalline …
Topological quantum matter with cold atoms
This is an introductory review of the physics of topological quantum matter with cold atoms.
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …
Particle-like topologies in light
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) topological states resemble truly localised, particle-like
objects in physical space. Among the richest such structures are 3D skyrmions and hopfions …
objects in physical space. Among the richest such structures are 3D skyrmions and hopfions …
Programmable controls to scattering properties of a radiation array
Electromagnetic (EM) waves have been widely applied in wireless communications, radar
detection, navigation, and target recognition. Radiation and scattering are two common …
detection, navigation, and target recognition. Radiation and scattering are two common …
Observation of room-temperature polar skyrmions
Complex topological configurations are fertile ground for exploring emergent phenomena
and exotic phases in condensed-matter physics. For example, the recent discovery of …
and exotic phases in condensed-matter physics. For example, the recent discovery of …
Topological transformation and free-space transport of photonic hopfions
Structured light fields embody strong spatial variations of polarization, phase, and amplitude.
Understanding, characterization, and exploitation of such fields can be achieved through …
Understanding, characterization, and exploitation of such fields can be achieved through …
Knots and other new topological effects in liquid crystals and colloids
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Humankind has been obsessed with knots in religion, culture and daily life for millennia,
while physicists like Gauss, Kelvin and Maxwell already involved them in models centuries …
while physicists like Gauss, Kelvin and Maxwell already involved them in models centuries …
Photonic spin hopfions and monopole loops
Spin textures with various topological orders are of great theoretical and practical interest.
Hopfion, a spin texture characterized by a three-dimensional topological order was recently …
Hopfion, a spin texture characterized by a three-dimensional topological order was recently …
Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms
Analogies between non-trivial topologies of matter and light have inspired numerous
studies, including defect formation in structured light and topological photonic band …
studies, including defect formation in structured light and topological photonic band …
Existence, stability, and dynamics of monopole and Alice ring solutions in antiferromagnetic spinor condensates
In this paper. we study the existence, stability, and dynamics of select topological points and
line defects in antiferromagnetic, polar phase, F= 1 Na 23 spinor condensates. Specifically …
line defects in antiferromagnetic, polar phase, F= 1 Na 23 spinor condensates. Specifically …